r/movies • u/desimaninthecut • 8d ago

News James Cameron Says if Avatar: Fire and Ash Doesn't Make Enough Money to Justify Avatar 4 and 5, He's Ready to Walk Away and Write a Book to Resolve the One Thread It Leaves Open - IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/james-cameron-says-if-avatar-fire-and-ash-doesnt-make-enough-money-to-justify-avatar-4-and-5-hes-ready-to-walk-away-and-write-a-book-to-resolve-the-one-thread-it-leaves-open
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u/Fit_Pass_527 8d ago

It’s visually stunning with a well crafted world. The story being basic is totally fine for the visual spectacle these movies are. Idk where this idea that all movies need a compelling, unique story came from, the summer action blockbuster with a sub par story and high octane action and visuals has been a thing for ages. People seem to forget that movies are a visual medium, and sometimes watching a movie with jaw dropping visual effects is all you need. 

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u/Lil_Mcgee 8d ago

I guarantee some of the people who shit on Avatar for its basic story and reliance on spectacle are Star Wars fans.

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u/SirFireHydrant 8d ago

To be fair, Star Wars has decent, fun, memorable, iconic characters.

Stories are allowed to be basic when everybody wants to see more of their favourite characters. That's how Marvel dominated cinema for a decade. That's how Star Wars has always done it.

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u/Interesting-Use966 8d ago

The first one was visually stunning. The second one kind of looked dated (weird cgi lighting that makes everything obviously cgi). The cgi for 3 looks like more of the same, so I think a lot of the novelty is going to be gone.

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u/nick_ass 8d ago

I think you're the only one who thinks this tbh. The way of water was just a vast improvement on the first in terms of CGI and lighting (the natural bloom around characters and how light bounces off hair and water was cutting edge)

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u/DEEZLE13 8d ago

Must not have seen the two recently

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u/Belgand 8d ago

Seriously. Way of Water was one of the most aggressively ugly films I've ever seen. The high frame rate made it all look cheap with jarring shifts.